Over 15,000 people applied for asylum in Poland in 2024, 72% more than a year earlier.
Agata Pyka
Auschwitz museum debunks Russia’s claim that Pole abused fellow camp prisoners
Material published by the Russian security services contains numerous, glaring inaccuracies, notes the museum’s head of research.
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Poland suspends programme to attract IT specialists from eastern neighbours over visa concerns
Almost 100,000 visas have been issued under the “Poland. Business Harbour” programme, with almost 95% going to Belarusians.
Three-legged boar thriving in Polish forest
It appears to coexist peacefully with a pack of wolves – one of which is also missing a leg.
First ever female Polish Protestant bishop ordained
Paulina Hlawiczka-Trotman, who comes from the town of Ustroń in southern Poland, became bishop of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain.
Poland and Lithuania to hold joint military exercises around Suwałki Gap
The plans were announced during a visit by Polish President Andrzej Duda to his Lithuanian counterpart, Gitanas Nausėda.
Polish state TV confirms high earnings of ex-CEO’s wife but she threatens to sue over “lies”
She disputes claims she earned over 1.5 million zloty (€342,000) for a little over a year’s work.
Roman-era “barbarian weapons” found in Polish forest
The find, described by a local museum as “sensational”, includes spearheads and axes.
Truckers suspend blockade of Ukraine border after agreement with Polish government
The protests have been suspended until 1 March while truckers give the government time to implement the agreement.
Thousand-year-old sword found in Polish river
Speculation that the item may have belonged to a Viking has been dismissed by one expert.
Polish man facing up to three years in prison after removing swallow’s nest
Poland’s nature conservation law states that such nests cannot be destroyed between 1 March and 15 October.
State firm behind Poland’s planned “mega-airport” donates 400,000 zloty to local church
The official appointed by the new government to oversee the project has criticised the donation.
New Polish government announces halt to logging in “most valuable forests”
The previous government faced criticism for overseeing an increase in logging.
Warrants issued for convicted former PiS ministers to begin serving prison sentences
Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik were given two-year prison sentences in an abuse-of-power case.
